NRI Marriages: The Evolving Societal Malaise in India
IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, Volume 12, Issue 6, pp. 29-39, July-August 2013
11 Pages Posted: 10 Jul 2013
Date Written: June 21, 2013
Abstract
Wise men have said ‘physical injury is finite, emotional is infinite.’ Their acumen was never challenged and perhaps will be noted in high perspicacity for times ahead. The relevance of this adage is seen in context when we bring into the fore the malady, highly social in nature, forming the core of this research, in the form of NRI Marriages or Non-Resident Indian Marriages. The predicament is not endemic to just the Indian shores, but more prevalent perhaps. Through this doctrinal research study, we endeavor to diagnose the problem and make an inquest into the root causes of this rancid ‘social malaise.’ Identifying the flawed, biased societal mind-sets to the lack of a policy framework on the part of the law makers, the paper sets out remedial as well as palliative measures to check and thwart this social plague. Trending in most states of India, this lamentable practice of deserting the wife has been seen to be on the upsurge. The safeguards listed out in this paper have been so devised as to not digress from the international and national legal conformities. The initiatives, if implemented will do well to withhold if not eradicate the problem.
Keywords: NRI Marriages, Desertion, Fraud, Child Custody, Social Ignominy
JEL Classification: J12, K10, K39
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